MARKET GARDENERS’ SEED STORE 
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Onion—Riverside Sweet Spanish No. 1; Early Yellow Globe, No. 2; Mountain 
Danvers No. 3. 
SUPERIOR ONION SEED 
Culture —Sow in rich, well drained soil early in the spring, and cover a half inch deep. 
When large enough, thin out to allow plenty of room for growth, as nice bulbs will 
not grow if crowded. An ounce will sow 200 feet of row; 6 pounds per acre. 
RED VARIETIES 
Oz. 
Mountain Red Globe. A medium early or main crop variety. 
One of the best keepers and shippers. Bulbs of large size 
and ideal globe shape, with small necks, and smooth glossy 
surface, of beautiful deep purplish-red color. Flesh white, 
fine grained and tender. 110 days.$0.20 
Southport Red Globe. 130 days. A very desirable main crop, 
purplish red, globe shaped, with a very smooth glossy sur¬ 
face, a large producer and an excellent shipper and keeper. 
The most showy because highest color. Very salable in the 
market .20 
Lb. 1 Lb. 
$0.75 $2.50 
.75 2.75 
WHITE VARIETIES 
Southport White Globe. A large, globe-shaped onion; firm, fine 
grained, of mild flavor; keeps well. This is one of the hand¬ 
somest onions grown, of beautiful shape, clear white skin, 
and commands the highest market price. Michigan grown. 
An excellent onion for bunching. 110 days. 
White Portugal. Also known as silverskin; the best for small 
white pickling onions, also extensively grown for white 
sets. 100 days. 
White Japanese. We now offer a white onion similar to our 
famous yellow Japanese. This new variety is clear white, 
flattened shape, and with a somewhat stronger top than 
the well-known White Portugal. 
White Sweet Spanish. A sport from Riverside Strain Sweet 
Spanish, which produces a very large half globe shaped 
white onion, of mild flavor, heavy yielder. The onions sell 
for top market prices. 
Early White Bunching. A quick growing white onion for bunch¬ 
ing and not recommended for large onions. 
.20 
.75 
2.75 
.20 
.75 
2.50 
.25 
.80 
3.00 
.20 
.75 
2.75 
.20 
.75 
2.50 
